When a web hosting provider offers unlimited domain hosting, what does that really mean? In web hosting parlance, unlimited domain hosting is the ability to host any number of domains for one price paid to the service provider. Several websites can be contained in one domain without the customer incurring additional charges for each additional site.

Own the Domain

First things first. Before unlimited domain hosting becomes possible, it is necessary to own the domain name. This will entail payment of a fee and this is true for the registration of each and every domain name. The unlimited part comes with being allowed to open the desired number of websites in a particular domain.

The succeeding websites hosted in a particular domain will assume the category of a subdomain. The subdomain provides entirely unique content without the need to register a new domain name. This can be a cost-effective way of building a network of associated sites or blogs that can fittingly answer to the same name.

The Downside of Unlimited Domain Hosting

Most people will be familiar with the risk of “placing all eggs in one basket”. This pertains to the danger of having all sites under one domain penalized for an issue in one site. This can be very difficult especially if the sites are all monetized and are thus relied on for provision of regular income. Having all sites shut down for example due to a legitimate issue on one site is a dreaded hit that everyone would want to avoid.

A lot of site owners with extensive experience in the online world recommend distributing sites to at least 3 website host providers to ensure that other sites will still be running if one is penalized. The same risk is involved in maintaining several accounts with one web host provider and having several sites under one domain. It would be best to think of possible repercussions in sticking to a single web hosting provider.

The Real Meaning of Unlimited

The word “unlimited” presents a picture of having no cap on what could be used by the customer. It is often used in conjunction with bandwidth, storage space, or email accounts. Unlimited domain hosting can only go as far as numbers but it does not necessarily follow that the features that should come with every addition will retain its quality.

Being unlimited will eventually give somewhere down the line. It will not always be the best option but it can be taken advantage of by select sites and site owners. A clearer picture about web hosting choices can be seen at http://www.besthosting.org/.

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Niche Stores, an Austin-based boutique of category-specific Internet properties has acquired the domain name HomeBrewing.com, for an undisclosed sum.

Niche Stores builds and operates numerous websites within Internet verticals that can uniquely succeed on the web by efficiently reaching a global audience of niche consumers. The acquisition of generic keyword website domains within new verticals is a key strategy for Niche Stores. These types of Internet addresses can draw significant amounts of direct type traffic and are logically favored by Google and Yahoo in search engine results pages.

“Despite the current economic environment and the decline of the housing market, Internet real estate continues to be an excellent form of value investing. HomeBrewing.com is an important square on the internet monopoly board for us,” Niche Stores CEO/Founder Christian Lavender said.

ComputerWorld reports that web hosting company Network Solutions LLC has suspended a web site that a conservative Dutch politician wanted to use to release an anti-Quran video that critics are saying is extremely critical of Islam. Right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders planned to release the movie titled Fitna, whose Arabic name translates to ordeal, on the Web site March 31.

DotAsia Organisation announced that the launch of the .asia netted 266,663 applications within the first 24 hours, demonstrating great interest around the world to stake claims in the most prestigious cyber real estate in Asia. Including Pre-Sunrise, Sunrise, Pioneer programs and the first day of Landrush, the total number of domain applications to date is 298,861. “.Asia” Landrush opened Feb 20 and will close on March 12, 2008.

Unlike conventional first-come-first-served processes, DotAsia utilizes a model that treats all applications received equally no matter if it was submitted within the first second or on the last day of the Landrush period. For domains receiving two or more applications, an auction will be held between the applicants.

Over 35% of the Landrush applications received came from Asia, with 40% from North America and 24% from Europe. A total of about 28,000 domain names received more than one application.

“We already own SecuritiesAttorney.net, LocalSECAttorney.com, LocalSecuritiesAttorney.com and the term SEC Attorney with a .com address for every state and every major city in the US. Acquiring a premium name like SECLawyer.com allows us to brand our Securities Attorney directory with a top level direct navigation domain dot com name. We now believe that we have developed possibly the largest and certainly the deepest domain name portfolio relating to the business of Securities Attorneys in the world,” Elysium and FTS CEO Scott Gallagher said.

“SECLawyer.com is scheduled to be launched in 6 to 8 weeks or immediately after the launch of Therapists.net and Auditors.com. As previously mentioned upon completion of our directory platform Elysium will begin launching one directory every two weeks for the next year.”